If you’ve been anywhere on the planet over the last few weeks you’ve seen the pink haze that’s spread down as Barbie movie fever ramped up. Just like most of the rest of the world, I saw movie last week, so figured it was the perfect time to share the first Barbie cake I’d ever made.*

Like always I start with a sketch.

This cake was for Jakob’s daycare “girlfriend” Elisa, and was requested to be “pink and white”. Instead of using a doll pick designed for cake decorating I wanted to use a real Barbie that the birthday girl could keep later. As such I decided to go for a multi-tier cake to give enough height for the doll’s legs.

A few days before the party I used mini plunger-style fondant cutters to make a ton of flowers and leaves, popping a tiny silver dragée into the center of each flower before setting them aside to air dry. I also made the birthday girl’s name using alphabet cookie cutters.

I’d used 3 cakes total – the top used Wilton’s doll cake pan, and then I added an 8″ and 10″ round.

I’d chosen a Barbie with the birthday girl’s hair and eye color and packaged the clothing and accessories into a little gift box to keep them clean. I also wrapped the doll in saran wrap from her torso to toes to make sure she didn’t get stained by the icing.

I don’t have step-by-step images of the the decorating part but after filling and stacking the cakes I’d cut a slot for the doll’s legs and inserted her into the cake. I covered both tiers with icing and added final touches with the fondant flowers.

The bodice of the dress is fondant covered with pink edible sparkles, and topped with a fondant border and belt.

To enable Barbie to hold the birthday banner I sandwiched two paperclips between strips of paper.

The fondant bow and ribbons was added to give some visual interest to the back of the cake and to use up the extra bits of green and pink fondant.

The cake was a big hit with the birthday girl!

Bonus- here’s a pic of Jakob and Henri at the party. They were so little!!

*The second Barbie cake I’d made was my sister’s bridal shower cake.

If you want step-by-step tutorial on how that one was made, click here.

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